Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
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Rain.
More rain!
Muddy streets.
Flax straw sidewalks.
Mr.. Phillips preached in the M. E.
church, Tuesday night.
Will Hill and II. A. Miller went up
to Huron last Friday on business.
The latest news from Michigan
report prohibition defeated by 5000.
Sheriff Spears and G. f. Hackett
made a trip to Waterbury last week.
Charlie Marleneeis quite low with
pneumonia. We hope, he will soon re-
cover.
What a beautiful stove /! A perfect
ajswel'. Look at Morse Il LaPoint's
new ad. on first page.
-R. S. Bateman sends the Herald to
his daughter Jennie, Who is attending
school at Appleton, Wis.
-Thebounteous rains this week filed
a long-felt want, also all the cisterns,
barrels, tubs, aish-pans, cid kettles, etc.
DIR. Nesmith's communication
which was promised to our readers
some time ago, now appears On first
page.
ID. w. Shryock brought some very
nice large lettuce to town yesterday,
that was grown in the Floral Hill
greenhouse:
II. G. Stephens received a letter
from A. d. Cady which will appear in
the Herald next week. 1t will probab-
ly interest the G. A. r..
Sheriff Spears went to Huron last
Monday as a witness in the trial of
Claude Roberts, who stole ateam while
near there, last summer.
DIR. Sherman, dentist, OF Huron,
will be at Washington Springs IN and
after Monday, the 18th inst. Office at
Washington Springs Hotel.
Have you read 40 Big Books on 9Th
page? And do you know, that you car
get the Housekeeper, 40 Big Books and
the Herald, all for 1925?
Will some of our subscribers kind
~ bring or send us Heralds, bearing
date of Jan. 18th and March 18th. A
reasonable price will be paid.
The youngest brother Of the late G.
I. Hall, is here on a visit to his sister
IN law Mrs. DR.. Hall. We hope, he will
decide to make his home among us.
Have you noticed Grissel Il Shrubs
new ad.? Now is the time to get YOU
nice cool dresses for summer, and gel
them made up before The hot weather
comes.
One Of our subscribers remarks thai
the 5th page of the Herald, last week
was the best Of all. Now, that's com
Elementary. Very. But we conside
the source.
While MI. Orr was in Woonsocke
one day this week, Will. Crawford soil
"a horse for him. 1t was a good sal
and if Will. doesn't look out, he will b
quite a horse jockey.
Full accounts of the Haddock mur
der trial will be found IN this pape,
each week. Every one is watching Thu
trial with great interest. Some rattle:
stall" swearing is being done.
- Meetings were to. have been hel(
this week in the Me. church by theFret
Methodists, but owing to the inclemen
cy Of the weather, connecting has beer
held, excepting on Tuesday evening.
quite anumber went through town
yesterday, enroute for the new line Of
the c. M. Il St. p. railroad, extending
north from Madison. Among those
going were the Messrs. Jacob and Irwin
Eaton.
Saturday afternoon a prairie-fire
starting somewhere aboutthe center OF
township 1O7-63, swept over section 10
doing considerable damage to the build.
ings and implements.of Theo. Oferman
and John Cogle. The loss OF Mr.. Offer.
man is partly covered by Insurance.
1.-The Herald Office acknowledges &
pleasant call from r. Moon, the post
master at Gordon. He reports a heavy
windstorm, almost. a cyclone, at Cor
don last Sunday night, about 8 o'clock
S. S. Moore was the especial victim
some Of has buildings and property be
ing quite badly damaged. Samuel has
bhe true grit, however, and, we predict
will soon, recover his loss.
1--WE were favored this week with
No. ], Vol. 1, of,'"The Dakota Bell', {
new venture in the field of Dakota
journalism, by Carruth, 81 Clover O.
Sioux Falls. Carruth is well known
Is Dakota's funny editor In connec.
zion With the Estelline Bell. His few
Bell has the right ring and is sure tc
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